Discharge Policy

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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information:

1. Does the Trust have a discharge policy in place that requires patients to leave hospital after a specified period of time, if they are medically fit but remain in hospital because they (or their family) have been unable to:

Please provide copies of any relevant policy documents. The Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed up to ‘Surrey Joint Protocol Of Choice for Good Practice to Facilitate Timely Discharge for People Needing Long Term Care’ – guidance attached below.